I used a weak solution of muriatic          acid (about 1 cup acid to 1 gallon of water)  ALWAYS add acid to          water not the other way around.  I covered the bottom of the tub          and left to soak until the lime began to soften and then cleaned          around the edges with a razor blade scraper just like cleaning          paint off of glass.  I needed to repeat the process several          times to keep softening  the lime but what we had thought was a          tub with the porcelain worn down to the cast iron base was          nothing more than 80 years of lime deposits.
         
                
      
                Dale in the Flatlands.          "Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous."        
        Joyce O wrote:
Need help on a product that can clean the rust and lime build up on an old bathtub that has had a water drip for many many years. This is one of those cast iron bath tubs.
Joyce aka Mom aka Nana
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